Around 0.0% of Iowa's graduates graduate from sonography certificate programs every year.
In other words, every year an estimated 13 sonographers graduate from Iowa's 3 sonography schools.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in Iowa with a sonography program is University of Iowa, which is located in Iowa City. In 2010, it was ranked 59th nationwide.
no students graduated with a certificate in sonography from University of Iowa in 2010.
Tuition at University of Iowa was $7,417 per year.

The second-ranked school in Iowa with a sonography program is Mercy College of Health Sciences, which is located in Des Moines. In 2010, it was ranked 69th nationwide.
13 students graduated with certificate in sonography from Mercy College of Health Sciences in 2010.
The tuition rate at Mercy College of Health Sciences was $13,530 per year.

The third-ranked school in Iowa with a sonography program is Allen College, which is located in Waterloo. In 2010, it was ranked 76th nationwide.
Allen College charged in-state students $14,995 in tuition fees per year.

Cost

Tuition at Iowa's sonography schools ranges from $14,995 per year to $7,417 per year. But, the average tuition is $11,981 per year.
In 2010, the sonography schools that charged the highest tuition rates in Iowa were:

Allen College - located in Waterloo, students are charged $14,995 per year

Mercy College of Health Sciences - located in Des Moines, students are charged $13,530 per year

University of Iowa - located in Iowa City, students are charged $7,417 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Iowa sonography schools were charged at the following schools:

University of Iowa - located in Iowa City, students are charged $7,417 per year

Mercy College of Health Sciences - located in Des Moines, students are charged $13,530 per year

Allen College - located in Waterloo, students are charged $14,995 per year

A sonography certificate from an Iowa school... what next?

Most people who graduate from sonography school in Iowa go on to work as a sonographer.
In 2010, there were 660 sonographers working in Iowa.
The following counties have the largest number of Iowa sonographers:

Dallas County - 210 sonographers

Scott County - 130 sonographers

Buena Vista County - 60 sonographers

Projected Growth

The government projects that by 2018, the number of sonographers in the state of Iowa will grow to 620. This would require a 17% growth in the profession.

Salary

A sonographer in Iowa earns $57,960 per year on average.
But, salaries for sonographers can vary. In 2010, sonographers made as little as less than $39,620 per year or as much as more than $79,630 per year in Iowa.
On average a sonographer earns the most in the following Iowa counties:

Buena Vista County - $62,180 per year

Adair County - $59,570 per year

Johnson County - $59,280 per year

On average, sonographers earns the least in the following Iowa counties:

Scott County - $54,170 per year

Dubuque County - $57,260 per year

Dallas County - $58,250 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in sonography in Iowa and to compare salaries with various related fields such as radiology technology or sonography, take a look at the graphs and charts below.

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Associate's Degree in Sonography in Iowa

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